{"product_id":"ruby-dreams-of-janis-joplin-mary-clearman-blew-9781496207586","title":"Ruby Dreams of Janis Joplin","description":"Music, whether a Debussy  tude or Gram Parsons's \"Hickory Wind,\" has been a constant in Ruby Gervais's life. After Ruby helps fuel a paranoid fervor that spreads like wildfire throughout her rural Montana community, her home life deteriorates. As a sixteen-year-old high school dropout busing tables at the local bar two nights a week, her prospects are uncertain. So when, after her shift one night, the Idaho Rivermen invite her to join their band and head toward fame and fortune, Ruby doesn't think twice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eRuby Dreams of Janis Joplin\u003c\/i\u003e Mary Clearman Blew deftly braids together memories of the past with the present, when the Rivermen have imploded and a severely bruised and disillusioned Ruby returns to her hometown to find everything she ran away from waiting for her. In lyrical yet muscular prose, Blew explores women dealing with the isolation of small towns, the enduring damage done when a community turns against itself, the lasting effects of abuse on the vulnerable, and our capacity to confront the past and heal. Throughout, \u003ci\u003eRuby Dreams of Janis Joplin\u003c\/i\u003e is underscored by the music that forms inextricable bonds between Blew's fascinating characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Clearman Blew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496207580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496207586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018","brand":"Mary Clearman Blew","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989915271423,"sku":"9781496207586","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f33814fc-7a99-479d-a4fa-4d09d01ec962.jpg?v=1683302047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ruby-dreams-of-janis-joplin-mary-clearman-blew-9781496207586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}